How Endometriosis Hijacks Your Gut, Brain, and Fertility | Dr Jill Ingenito

💬 “  When people come in to see me for pelvic pain, you need to convince me that you DON’T have endometriosis.”

⚡️ Dr Jill Ingenito is an endometriosis excision surgeon, one of few Ob/Gyn’s specialising in the field. She’s amassed a strong following online, talking about this chronically under represented health issue affecting so many women.

⚡ In this episode Jill and I explore just how common endometriosis is, why it takes so long for women to be diagnosed and what the condition does inside a woman’s body.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ Why so few in healthcare know to look for endometriosis

➡︎  Why we’re probably drastically underestimating how many people have the condition

➡︎ How endometriosis can spread all over your body - including your eyes

➡︎ Why more people need to know about the “endometriosis rainbow”

➡ How to best advocate for yourself if you think you’ve got the condition

📕 Chapters

(0:47) What is endometriosis?

(3:43) When will we have a cure?

(4:38) Why endo is chronically underfunded

(6:18) How many people really have endo?

(10:40) The 4 stages of endo

(18:43) How far can endo spread?

(21:13) Why it’s not just a ‘women’s health’ issue

(27:28) How medicine is getting it so wrong

(31:20) What is excision surgery?

(35:41) The impact of endo on someone’s life

(39:32) The role of diet and nutrition

(48:28) Why endo is linked to other chronic conditions

(50:02) How to best advocate for yourself

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